Day 4 - 38 -- Working on Acceptance

It is only Tuesday and it already feels like a long week behind me. I spent the day and evening, putting out little fires -- common as midterm time looms -- and preparing for a presentation. When we lost internet access on campus there were some tense moments when it wasn't clear if the internal system would let us access lecture slides and such. Happily, that did work. By the end of the afternoon, all was back to normal.

The sun shone today -- that calm before the storm that is the first of several systems headed our way. Snow will turn to freezing rain overnight and by afternoon this will be rain as the temperature climbs about 20 degrees in the next 12-18 hours. The following day will bring more overnight snow. I dislike the thought of more shoveling of a large snowfall. The smaller ones are easier to manage <smile>. We'll see what transpires and then deal with it.

A few lines from the middle of a song spoke to me today. Dealing with losses as part of life is central to the lyrics. Interestingly, the music is upbeat and fun while the lyrics could have easily become something very maudlin with a different melody. I like the hope and acceptance this choice holds. Enjoy!

Scattered -- The Kinks